PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Administrative and Financial Science
Department of Business Networking and Systems Management
Module Syllabus
Module Name: Communication Systems and Computer Networks
Module Number: 0371251
Level: 2
Credit Hours: 3 hours
Prerequisite / Co-Requisite: none
Lecturer:Dr. Mahmoud Abu-Ara
Office Number: 32403
Office Hours: [ (10- 11) (13-14)] am Mon, And Wed
[ 8-14] Tue
Phone: 0096264799000
Ext: 2572
E-mail: m_abuarra@philadelphia.edu.jo
Module Coordinator: Dr.Khaldon Btiha
Aims:
This course aims to develop the students’ ability to Understand: Basics of Analog and digital
communication systems and networking concepts and components, planning a network
architecture, networking protocols and application programming interfaces ,installing cards and
cables, additional networking hardware.
Teaching Methods:
Duration: 16 weeks in first semester, 48 hours in total
Lectures: 32 hours (2 hours per week),
Tutorials:
Laboratories:
Learning Outcomes:
Understand and deal with:
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Module Outline:
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Analog Communication Systems
Digital Communication Systems
Network essentials
Network planning
Network architecture
Network protocols
Installing cards and cables
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Administrative and Financial Science
Department of Business Networking and Systems Management
Weeks
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Topic
Elements of Analog communication systems
Elements of digital communication systems
Network definition
Understanding network components
Network devices (hubs, bridges)
First Exam
Network devices (switches, routers )
Types of Computer network
Network topology
OSI model
Protocols& Layers
Network Addressing
Second Exam
Network Classification
Network Classification
Final Exam
Modes of Assessment:
Modes of Assessment:
Score
Date
First Exam
20%
Second Exam
20%
Assignment, Seminar ,Quizzes
10%
Final Exam
50%
* Make-up exams will be offered for valid reasons only with consent of the Dean. Make-up
exams may be different from regular exams in content and format.
Attendance Policy:
Lecture attendance is mandatory. Student is allowed maximally 15% absentia of the total module
hours. More than this percentage, student with an excuse will be drawn from the module.
Otherwise, student will be deprived from the module with zero mark assigned.
The course notes and the textbook are not comprehensive and additional material will be
covered in lectures. You are responsible for all material covered in lectures.
Expected Workload
On average, you should expect to spend at least (9) hours per week on this module.
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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Administrative and Financial Science
Department of Business Networking and Systems Management
Practical Submissions
The assignments that have work to be assessed will be given to the students in separate
documents including the due date and appropriate reading material
Feedback
Concerns or complaints should be expressed in the first instance to the course lecturer. If no
resolution is forthcoming then the issue should be brought to the attention of the course
representatives who will take the concerns to the course representative meetings (held in weeks).
Thereafter problems are dealt with by the Department Chair and if still unresolved the Dean and
then ultimately the Vice President.
At the end of the course, the students will fill a course evaluation sheet, evaluating the content of
the course, its teaching, the learning, and assessment methods, and lecturer. The monitoring of
these students feedback will allows the course quality improvement.
Text Book(s) and Supporting Materials:
Text book(s):
Title: Network Communications Technology
Author(s)/Editor(s): Publisher: Ata Elahi; DelmarThomson Learning,2002
ISBN:07668-1388-6
Title:Networking Essentials
Author(s)/Editor(s): Publisher:Microsoft Corporation-2nd ed.
ISBN: 1-57231-527-x
In addition to the above, the students will be provided with handouts by the lecturer.
References:
1. Data Communications,Computer Networks and Open Systems by Fred Halsall ,
2. Addison-Wesley,2004
1. Computer Networks by Andrew.Tanenbaum.Third edition.Prentice Hall.1996
2. Mastering LAN. Christa .A .Network press .2007
http://www.wintersim.org
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